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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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